'''E-mail:'''<ref name="CCHL">"Contact the Church History Library" in ''The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints'' at http://www.lds.org/churchhistory/content/0,15757,3956-1-2121,00.html (accessed 5 August 2009).</ref> &nbsp;[http://www.lds.org/churchhistory/askalibrarian Ask a Librarian] <br>

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'''E-mail:'''<ref name="CCHL">"Contact the Church History Library" in ''The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints'' at http://www.lds.org/churchhistory/content/0,15757,3956-1-2121,00.html (accessed 5 August 2009).</ref> [http://www.lds.org/churchhistory/askalibrarian Ask a Librarian] <br>

'''Hours, admission, and holidays:'''<ref>"Hours and Admission" in ''The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints'' at http://www.lds.org/churchhistory/content/0,15757,3953-1-2118,00.html (accessed 5 August 2009).</ref>&nbsp;[http://www.lds.org/churchhistory/content/0,15757,3953-1-2118,00.html Click here].

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'''Hours, admission, and holidays:''' [http://www.lds.org/churchhistory/content/0,15757,3953-1-2118,00.html Click here].<ref>"Hours and Admission" in ''The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints'' at http://www.lds.org/churchhistory/content/0,15757,3953-1-2118,00.html (accessed 5 August 2009).</ref>

*For a map of area pay-parking lots [http://www.lds.org/churchhistory/content/0,15757,3955-1-2120,00.html click here].<ref>"Church History Library Location and Parking" in ''The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints'' at http://www.lds.org/churchhistory/content/0,15757,3955-1-2120,00.html (accessed 5 August 2009).</ref>

'''Internet sites and databases:'''<ref>"Resources Available" in ''The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints'' at http://www.lds.org/churchhistory/content/0,15757,3957-1-2117,00.html (accessed 6 August 2009).</ref> <br>

*[http://www.lds.org/churchhistory/library Church History Library Internet Site]: resources, hours and admission, services and rules, location and parking.

*[http://www.lds.org/churchhistory/library Church History Library Internet Site]: resources, hours and admission, services and rules, location and parking.

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Church History Library, Salt Lake City, Utah

Welcome to the page for theChurch History Library of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints

LDS Church Periodical Index of authors, titles, subjects, and abstracts of articles in periodicals published by The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, and others from 1976 to the present.

Mormon Pioneer Overland Travel (1847-1868) index of individuals and companies that crossed the plains to Utah from 1847 to 1868. Also includes transcribed excerpts from trail diaries, letters, and newspaper reports.

Collection Description

Manuscripts, books, Church records, photographs, oral histories, architectural drawings, pamphlets, newspapers, periodicals, maps, microforms, and audiovisual materials. The staff creates and maintains catalogs and indexes for accessing this wide variety of information by and about members of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints.

Ward, branch, mission, and stake records from the mountain West of the United States, and around the world, including membership records primarily from 1877 to 1983, meeting minutes, and some early emigration records.

Missionary, and priesthood quorum records.

Diaries and journals of individuals including pioneers and some Church leaders

Collections Only Available On-Site

The following collections can help family history researchers tracing LDS families. Some portions of these records are only available at the Church History Library.

LDS Ward and Branch Records

These records from local church units include membership records, minutes, and histories. The Church has only a few scattered membership records before 1847. The Church History Library is the only place to access membership records from 1949 to 1983. Priesthood quorums and auxiliaries created the minutes and records as well as the local church leaders. The Family History Library has copies of membership records on microfilm for most local units up to 1948.

Journal History of the Church (1830 to present)

This source is a day-by-day scrapbook of events in Church history. It contains clippings from newspapers, excerpts from private journals, letters, and other documentary material. The Family History Library has a microfilm copy up to June 1973. An index is on the Internet. For more details see Journal History.

Patriarchal Blessing Index (1833 to present)

The computer index contains basic information used in requesting a copy of a patriarchal blessing. The indexes provide some genealogical information. The Family History Library has a microfiche copy up to 1999.

Journals, Manuscripts, and Photographs

The Church History Library has personal journals, biographies, histories of Church leaders, photographs, and other documentary materials.

Substitute Repositories

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If you cannot visit or find a record at the Church History Library, a similar record may be available at one of the following.

Overlapping Collections

Family History Library

BYU

RLDS

Similar Collections

Yale University has an excellent collection of LDS theology and history books.